Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Assessment

Assessment, in health and clinical research, is the systematic process of gathering and interpreting information to characterize a person's status, needs, risks, or outcomes, forming the basis for diagnosis, planning, and evaluation of care. It employs structured tools, measurement scales, questionnaires, physical a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 73× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-6655 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Assessment, in health and clinical research, is the systematic process of gathering and interpreting information to characterize a person's status, needs, risks, or outcomes, forming the basis for diagnosis, planning, and evaluation of care. It employs structured tools, measurement scales, questionnaires, physical and functional tests, laboratory and imaging measures, and risk-prediction instruments, each requiring attention to validity, reliability, and appropriateness for the population studied. Assessment takes many forms: nutritional assessment using methods such as hand grip strength and dietary evaluation, including app-based approaches; functional and quality-of-life measurement, including scales adapted for people with intellectual disabilities and tools for self-determination; hydration and physiological status evaluation in older hospitalized patients; community health needs assessment to guide population interventions; and clinical risk scoring to predict outcomes such as mortality in pneumonia. It extends to environmental and microbiological risk assessment, psychological and developmental evaluation in children and youth, and assessment of cardiac and cellular function in experimental models. Across these applications, the purpose is to convert observation into actionable information, support decision-making, and monitor change over time. Rigorous assessment underpins evidence-based practice, allowing clinicians and researchers to identify problems, target resources, and measure the effects of interventions accurately and reproducibly.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 73 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Assessment, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ISSN 2643-6655).

Journal editorial board
Laura Orsolini · Italy

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